In Bangladesh, the government has approved an E5 blending mandate in response to local demand for building ethanol production plants. A notice was published in the national gazette December 12 advising interested party to begin developing the plants but only crop waste feedstocks will be allowed under the new policy. Ethanol produced is to be […]
Velocys enables modular gas-to-liquids and biomass-to-liquids plants to convert unconventional, remote and problem gas and waste biomass into valuable, drop-in liquid fuels. After 15 years and some $300 million in investment, Velocys technology is at commercial-scale. The ENVIA project is now producing fuels in Oklahoma, and more projects aimed at the US market are on […]
LanzaTech, Novozymes, Amyris, DSM, Enerkem, POET, BASF, Genomatica and Braskem have taken the lead in early voting in the 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy ballot. The Digest released the early-voting totals from Subscriber Voting — which do not yet include Invited International Selector votes. This week’s summary includes photo and other bonus votes which are just […]
In Singapore, the Business Times says the final price paid for Noble Americas South Bend Ethanol plant in South Bend, Indiana was $18.1 million instead of the $18.5 million Mercuria Investments paid on December 12 after an adjustment was made and $400,000 was returned to the new buyer. The sale was part of a larger […]
In Finland, St1 group implemented the plan whereby St1 Group Oy merged into its sister group St1 Nordic Oy on December 31, 2017. The merger plan was announced earlier in June. The intra-group reorganization aims at simplifying group’s structure and administration, enhancing the efficiency of the group’s operations and ensuring long-term product supply and logistics. […]
In the Ivory Coast, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a grant of $995,000 to Asticom Kenya Ltd., to support the construction of a 10 megawatt (MW) grid-connected municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. The grant will fund the cost of conducting a full environmental and social impact assessment, […]
In California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Encore Oils, LLC and Ottone-Salinas, Inc., to take steps to reduce the risk of oil spills from their biodiesel processing facility in Salinas, CA to the Monterey Bay watershed. The agreement, which includes a $31,893 penalty, resolves several federal Clean Water Act violations. Encore […]
In Canada, Amino Labs has released its first product – the DNA Playground™ – the “Easy-Bake Oven” for biology. DNA Playground™ is easy to use equipment for exploring the world of genetic engineering. The DNA Playground™ is unlike all other existing lab tools in that it is designed for non-scientists, makers, tinkerers, and students. Its […]
In Brazil, a gang invaded a plant in Patrocínio Paulista (SP) and fled after loading eight trucks with ethanol in the early hours Sunday. According to the first information obtained by the Military Police, the armed robbers captured 12 employees of the Cevasa plant later on Saturday and held them hostage for about five and […]
In Colombia, researchers at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia have designed and received a US patent for a process to produce biodiesel using fewer steps and less equipment creating cheaper, faster production. It uses a tube reactor that requires no physical mixing of vegetable oils with alcohols allowing the fuel to be produced and glycerin […]
